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Robotics

These Robots Can Store Energy in “Fat Reserves,” Like Humans

"Robots could have 72 times more power capacity if their exteriors were replaced with zinc batteries."

By Victor Tangermann

The Air Force wants to test its artificial intellgience-driven drones in "some sort fo air-to-air" against human fighter pilots.

Artificial Intelligence

Air Force Pilots Are About to Do Battle With Autonomous Drones

The Air Force wants drones to face a "human, manned system in some sort of air-to-air."

By Dan Robitzski

Once the James Webb Space Telescope launches, NASA plans to use it to take 3D images of distant quasars and their host galaxies.

Science & Energy

3D Space Images Could Reveal How Quasars Influence Galaxies

Another amazing plan for the James Webb Space Telescope.

By Dan Robitzski

Bacteria

Scientists Find Bacteria That Devours Cancer-Causing Pollutants

They say they could use it to clean up toxic waste sites.

By Dan Robitzski

Electric car company Lucid Motors just announced that its Lucid Air luxury sedan "will be the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered."

Tesla

Tesla Competitor Claims Its Car Will Be the “Fastest Charging” EV Ever

About 300 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging.

By Victor Tangermann

An upcoming experiment called DUNE hopes to scoop up neutrinos, elusive particles blasted out by supernova explosions, as they sail through Earth.

Physics

This Underground Experiment Will Hunt for Supernova Shrapnel

It hopes to scoop up supernova neutrinos as they fly through Earth.

By Dan Robitzski

Mitochondria, as we all know, are the powerhouse of the cell, but if something dampers the mighty mitochondria it can be difficult to determine why.

Science & Energy

Scientists Made Mice Glow in the Dark to Study Mitochondria

They made mice glow like fireflies. But actually.

By Jacob Banas

Tesla senior industrial designer Remy Labesque, who normally works on solar panels and EV chargers, just reinvented the chocolate chip.

Science & Energy

Tesla Designer Reinvents the Chocolate Chip

This "who needs this?" moment may be the best illustration of Silicon Valley yet.

By Dan Robitzski

Apple filed a patent describing AirPods that can automatically adjust volume in either ear based on where you are and what you're up to.

Artificial Intelligence

Bizarre Apple Patent Describes Self-Aware AirPods

They would automatically adjust volume and balance based on what you're doing.

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon was approved by the Federal Communications Commission to launch 3,326 satellites as part of its Kuiper constellation. That has astronomers worried.

Future Society

Amazon’s Constellation of 3,236 Satellites Has Astronomers Very, Very Freaked Out

"To me, honestly, it feels like putting a bunch of planes up and then not having air traffic control."

By Victor Tangermann

Japan is pouring money into the development of flying cars with aims of commercializing the futuristic mode of transportation as soon as 2023.

Advanced Transport

Flying Cars Are Actually, Finally Becoming a Reality in Japan

The dream of the flying car is still alive.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Stanford researchers have created a "hydrodynamic treadmill," essentially an endless loop of water, to closely observe microorganisms.

Science & Energy

Scientists Built a Tiny Treadmill for Microscopic Water Creatures

“This is a completely new way of studying life in the ocean.”

By Victor Tangermann

NASA scientists have been tracking a strange "dent" in the Earth's magnetic field as its slowly moving westwards over the southern Atlantic Ocean.

Science & Energy

NASA Is Tracking a “Dent” in the Earth’s Magnetic Field

Vicious solar storms are deforming the Earth's magnetic field — especially in this one spot.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new report, Facebook only flags about 16 percent of the medical misinformation that gets posted on the platform.

Future Society

Facebook Only Catches 16 Percent of Medical Misinformation Posts

Countless users are seeing dangerous, unchecked misinformation on their feeds.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study, a supernova some 65 light-years from Earth caused a mass extinction event during the Late Devonian period, 359 million years ago.

Science & Energy

Scientists: Exploding Star Likely Caused Mass Extinction on Earth

Scientists are starting to suspect that an ancient supernova irradiated our entire planet — killing much of its life.

By Victor Tangermann

Anderson Cooper recently interviewed MyPillow creator and medical scam pusher Mike Lindell over a compound he's claiming without evidence can cure COVID-19.

Developments

Watch a Guy Selling a Fake COVID-19 Cure Get Absolutely Destroyed

"You have no medical background, you're not a scientist. Yet you’re claiming this substance, which has not been studied in any meaningful way, can cure COVID."

By Dan Robitzski

This week, two more universities, University of Notre Dame and Michigan State University announced they're moving classes online for two weeks.

Developments

Oops: Colleges Are Already Canceling In-Person Classes

"UNC has a clusterfuck on its hands."

By Victor Tangermann

In a landmark study, researchers have used gene editing to remove the oral herpes virus (HSV-1) in mice. The technique could also work in humans.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Use Gene-Hacking to Seemingly Cure Herpes in Mice

"I hope this study changes the dialog around herpes research and opens up the idea that we can start thinking about cure, rather than just control of the virus."

By Victor Tangermann